Role Models and Women Entrepreneurs: ...
Document type :
Compte-rendu et recension critique d'ouvrage
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Title :
Role Models and Women Entrepreneurs: Entrepreneurial Superwoman Has Her Say
Author(s) :
Byrne, Janice [Auteur]
EMLyon Business School [EM]
Lille économie management - UMR 9221 [LEM]
Fattoum, Salma [Auteur]
EMLyon Business School [EM]
Diaz Garcia, Maria Cristina [Auteur]
EMLyon Business School [EM]
Lille économie management - UMR 9221 [LEM]
Fattoum, Salma [Auteur]
EMLyon Business School [EM]
Diaz Garcia, Maria Cristina [Auteur]
Journal title :
Journal of Small Business Management
Pages :
154-184
Publisher :
Blackwell Publishing
Publication date :
2019-01
ISSN :
0047-2778
HAL domain(s) :
Sciences de l'Homme et Société/Gestion et management
English abstract : [en]
It is suggested that more “role model” women entrepreneurs are needed. However, the gender gap in entrepreneurship remains. This study analyses the narratives of 51 role model women entrepreneurs to explore how they represent ...
Show more >It is suggested that more “role model” women entrepreneurs are needed. However, the gender gap in entrepreneurship remains. This study analyses the narratives of 51 role model women entrepreneurs to explore how they represent women entrepreneurs and entrepreneurship. We found that in accordance with the contemporary pressure for women to succeed and perform personally and professionally, the voice of the (super)woman doing “individualized entrepreneurial femininity” dominates. The role models narratives obscure race, class, and age barriers; reproduce prevailing gender stereotypes; normalize discriminatory workplace treatment and depict entrepreneurship as an appropriate alternative for working mothers. Implications for policy makers are presented.Show less >
Show more >It is suggested that more “role model” women entrepreneurs are needed. However, the gender gap in entrepreneurship remains. This study analyses the narratives of 51 role model women entrepreneurs to explore how they represent women entrepreneurs and entrepreneurship. We found that in accordance with the contemporary pressure for women to succeed and perform personally and professionally, the voice of the (super)woman doing “individualized entrepreneurial femininity” dominates. The role models narratives obscure race, class, and age barriers; reproduce prevailing gender stereotypes; normalize discriminatory workplace treatment and depict entrepreneurship as an appropriate alternative for working mothers. Implications for policy makers are presented.Show less >
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Anglais
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